The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is currently the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Ed Miliband. Ed Miliband reshuffled the Shadow Cabinet on 7 October 2011, and announced most of the junior shadow ministers the following weekend.
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| Shadow Minister in the House of Commons | |
| Shadow Minister in the House of Lords | |
| Shadow Cabinet members and attendees in bold | |
| Cabinet Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Jon Trickett | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | Michael Dugher (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio (with responsibility for Opposition Strategy) | Lord Wood of Anfield (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC | ||
| Defence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy | |
| Shadow Ministers | Kevan Jones | |
| Russell Brown | ||
| Alison Seabeck | ||
| Gemma Doyle | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Rosser | |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon. Douglas Alexander | |
| Shadow Minister for Europe | Emma Reynolds | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. John Spellar | |
| Ian Lucas | ||
| Kerry McCarthy | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Triesman | |
| International Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Ivan Lewis | |
| Shadow Ministers | Tony Cunningham | |
| Rushanara Ali | ||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead | |
| Home Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper | |
| Shadow Ministers | Chris Bryant | |
| The Rt Hon. David Hanson | ||
| Diana Johnson | ||
| Gloria De Piero | ||
| Stella Creasy | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC | |
| Lord Rosser | ||
| Justice | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
The Rt Hon. Sadiq Khan | |
| Shadow Ministers | Wayne David | |
| Andy Slaughter | ||
| Robert Flello | ||
| Jenny Chapman | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Bach | |
| Law Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Emily Thornberry (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | |
| Treasury | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon. Ed Balls | |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Rachel Reeves (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Chris Leslie | |
| Owen Smith | ||
| Cathy Jamieson | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Eatwell | |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Davies of Oldham PC | ||
| Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | ||
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Stephen Twigg | |
| Shadow Ministers | Kevin Brennan | |
| Sharon Hodgson | ||
| Karen Buck | ||
| Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Baroness Hughes of Stretford PC | |
| Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | ||
| Baroness Hughes of Stretford | ||
| Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon. Andy Burnham | |
| Shadow Minister for Care and Older People | Liz Kendall (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Diane Abbott | |
| Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Jamie Reed | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Beecham | |
| Baroness Thornton | ||
| Work and Pensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon. Liam Byrne | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Stephen Timms | |
| Ian Austin | ||
| Anne McGuire | ||
| Gregg McClymont | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord McKenzie of Luton | |
| Energy and Climate Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon. Caroline Flint | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Tom Greatrex | ||
| Luciana Berger | |||
| Shadow Minister | The Rt Hon. Baroness Smith of Basildon PC | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Mary Creagh | |
| Shadow Ministers | Huw Irranca-Davies | |
| Gavin Shuker | ||
| Fiona O'Donnell | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord Knight of Weymouth PC | |
| The Rt Hon. Baroness Quin PC | ||
| Communities and Local Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon. Hilary Benn | |
| Shadow Ministers | Jack Dromey | |
| Helen Jones | ||
| Roberta Blackman-Woods | ||
| Chris Williamson | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord McKenzie of Luton | |
| Lord Beecham | ||
| Northern Ireland Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon. Vernon Coaker | |
| Shadow Minister | Stephen Pound | |
| Shadow Minister | The Rt Hon. Baroness Smith of Basildon PC | |
| Scotland Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Margaret Curran | |
| Shadow Minister | Willie Bain | |
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Browne of Ladyton PC | ||
| Wales Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon. Peter Hain | |
| Shadow Minister | Nia Griffith | |
| Shadow Minister | The Rt Hon. Lord Davies of Oldham PC | |
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon. Harriet Harman (also Shadow Deputy PM and Deputy Opposition Leader) |
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| Shadow Minister for the Olympics Shadow Minister for London |
The Rt Hon. Tessa Jowell | |
| Shadow Ministers | Clive Efford | |
| Helen Goodman | ||
| Dan Jarvis | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | |
| Baroness Billingham | ||
| Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | ||
| Government Equalities Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | The Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper | |
| Shadow Minister | Kate Green | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| Baroness Thornton | ||
| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Maria Eagle | |
| Shadow Ministers | Jim Fitzpatrick | |
| Lilian Greenwood | ||
| John Woodcock | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord Davies of Oldham PC | |
| Lord Rosser | ||
| House Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Angela Eagle | |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons | Angela C. Smith | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Lords | The Rt Hon. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC (also with Cabinet Office and Equalities) |
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| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC (also with Cabinet Office and Home) |
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| Whips | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip | The Rt Hon. Rosie Winterton | |
| Deputy Chief Whip | Alan Campbell | |
| Pairing Whip | Mark Tami | |
| Whips | Lyn Brown | |
| David Hamilton | ||
| Phil Wilson | ||
| Assistant Whips | Mark Hendrick | |
| Graham Jones | ||
| Chris Ruane | ||
| Susan Elan Jones | ||
| Jon Ashworth | ||
| Tom Blenkinsop | ||
| Yvonne Fovargue | ||
| Nic Dakin | ||
| Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords | The Rt Hon. Lord Bassam of Brighton PC | |
| Deputy Chief Whip | Baroness Crawley | |
| Lord Tunnicliffe (jointly with Defence) |
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| Whips | Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Culture and Education) |
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| Baroness Gale | ||
| Lord Rosser (also with Defence, Home and Transport) |
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| Lord Grantchester | ||
| Baroness Wheeler | ||
| Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | ||
| Lord Kennedy of Southwark | ||
| Lord Collins of Highbury | ||
| Lord Liddle | ||
| Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (also with Business and Culture) |
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| Lord McAvoy | ||